When it came to AMD’s Radeon RX 9000 series we were initially told that AMD was focusing on a single card at a single price-point to really compete against NVIDIA. This of course ended up being the Radeon RX 9070 XT and it was quite a success with solid performance and good availability / pricing at launch. AMD was not done though, they announced a Radeon RX 9060 XT recently which appeals to many more gamers, as it is less expensive and we can’t forget that a bulk of gamers are still gaming at 1080p. On both the AMD and NVIDIA the performance-segment really makes up a bulk of their sales. The Radeon RX 9060 XT is based on AMD’s 4nm Navi 44 XT silicon, featuring 2048 stream processors, 64 AI accelerators, 32 RT accelerators, 128 TMUs, 64 ROPs, 32MB of Infinity Cache, and 16GB / 8GB of GDDR6 that runs across a 128-bit memory interface. The card will run with a game clock of 2530 MHz and boost clock of 3130 MHz. Today we are taking a look at the Sapphire NITRO+ AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB card specifically. This card has a factory overclock offering a game clock of 2780 MHz and a boost clock of 3320 MHz. Is this the Radeon RX 9060 XT to get? Read on as we take a look!
Special thanks to Sapphire for providing us with the NITRO+ AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT Graphics Card to review.
Specifications of the Sapphire NITRO+ AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT Graphics Card
• GPU: Radeon™ RX 9060 XT Graphics
• Stream Processors: 2048 units
• Compute Units: 32
• Ray Accelerators: 32
• AI Accelerators: 64
• AMD Infinity Cache: 32 MB
• Boost Clock: Up to 3320 MHz
• Game Clock: 2780 MHz
• Memory Speed: 20 Gbps
• Memory Size: 16 GB
• Memory Interface: 128-bit GDDR6
• Firmware: UEFI
• Form Factor:2.7 slot, ATX
• Cooling: Triple Axial Fan, two ball bearing
• Back Plate: Yes, Metal
• PCI Express Bus Support: PCIe5.0 x16
• External Power: PCIe 8 pin x 1
• Typical Board Power: 182W
Packaging of the Sapphire NITRO+ AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT Graphics Card
The Sapphire NITRO+ AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT comes in your typical graphics card box. On the front it does let us know it is the 16GB version and it is overclocked. If you are wondering about 8GB versions Sapphire will only offer a “Pluse” card that is 8GB.
Flipping the box over to the back there are features and minimum system requirements listed. If you are wondering, AMD suggests at least a 450W power supply for this card.
Getting everything out of the box we have the graphics card, a GPU support bracket, ARGB cable, and a couple of quick installation guides.
